Napa Valley restaurants welcoming dogs
Looks like we’re going to have to add Napa Valley to the “Dog’s Country” list of places to stop. Two Napa Valley restaurants have started welcoming pooches on the patio — Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen and...
View ArticleN.C. restaurants get ok for outdoor dogs
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ruled that restaurants may decide on their own whether to allow dogs in outdoor areas. The new rule requires dogs to be restrained...
View ArticleWoof on the wharf: A doggie menu
Ace and I were strolling down Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey – a place where one can make a meal out of the free samples of clam chowder offered by hawkers trying to lure you into their establishments....
View ArticleDining with dog? Maryland makes it legal
Maryland restaurants may allow dogs in their outdoor seating areas as of July 1 under a bill approved by the Senate yesterday and headed for Gov. Martin O’Malley’s desk for final approval. O’Malley,...
View ArticleAnimal welfare fares well in Maryland
At the end of the 2011 session of the Maryland General Assembly, animal welfare advocates are celebrating passage of five major animal protection bills, and the defeat of two that they say would have...
View ArticleGoing out to eat with your dog is close to becoming legal in New York
Dogs in the state of New York could soon be joining their humans for dinner at restaurants — without it being against the law. A bill passed by the New York Senate Wednesday — by a 60-0 vote — would...
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